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    Frank Raczon, Construction Equipment
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    Construction Technology & Software

    How to Identify Safety Risks by Drone

    Frank Raczon
    Jan. 17, 2025
    AI helps find visible OSHA safety risks after fly-bys.
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    Amphibious excavator
    Earthmoving

    OSHA Fines Rigid Constructors in Excavator Fatality

    Jan. 3, 2025
    Amphibious excavator was working on Eagles Island in North Carolina.
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    Construction Lifting & Concrete Placement

    OSHA Fines Dexter Fortson $85K in Electrocution Fatality

    Dec. 29, 2024
    A 44-year-old employee died when he came into contact with an energized power line.
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    The lawsuit names mine operator El Segundo Coal Co., its parent company Peabody Energy, and the mine’s general manager and safety operator as defendants. It also names Caterpillar Inc., which acquired the equipment’s manufacturer.
    Earthmoving

    Lawsuit Cites Mine, Caterpillar in Worker's Death

    Dec. 23, 2024
    David Warren was repairing a mining shovel in the mine the day he was killed, the lawsuit said.
    Driver dies after cement truck crashes over side of Beltway 8 overpass, Pct
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    One Killed, Two Injured in Houston Concrete Truck Crash

    Harlee Hewitt
    Dec. 19, 2024
    The truck crashed through a barrier wall and fell onto the feeder road below, landing upside down.
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    Worker dies in boom truck collapse
    Construction Lifting & Concrete Placement

    Construction Worker Killed in Boom Truck Collapse in Houston

    Harlee Hewitt
    Dec. 18, 2024
    The incident occurred on site of a Interstate 45 project in Houston.